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Monthly Archives: January 2014

Norman is my training partner. He is getting into law enforcement and wanted to get one more meet in before having to start his career. He competed in the USAPL Winter Classic this past Saturday (1/25/13). He is about 6’1/6’2 and weighed in around 238. Unfortunately a few weeks ago he had a minor groin strain while squatting 475×2. We had to work around that. It affected the bottom position and his rebound. Moving on to the meet.

He went 3/3 on squats with lighter attempts. The idea was to put in some numbers and save his groin so he could attempt 600 for his third deadlift. He opened with 160 (352.5). His second attempt was 170 (374.7). The final attempt was 182.5 (402.2). Normally I wouldn’t have someone jump 28 pounds for their last attempt. In this case, Norman was adamant about at least doing 400+. He blasted it. This wasn’t heavy for him considering he has done plenty more in that past, however, we were keeping his injury in mind.

Onto his bench, He opened with 152.5 (336). It went really smooth. We called for 160 (352.5). His elbows flared after he received the press command. Norman does this on occasion. It stops the bar in its tracks. I called for the same weight for his third attempt. He crushed it BUT, he didn’t wait for the start command. Sigh. It happens. He hasn’t been on the platform in two years.

Norman wanted to hit 600 for this meet. His training had gone really well leading up to the competition. Minus the groin. He opened with 500. It was real easy. Second attempt was 550. It was real easy. We called for 600. He got it to below his patella, then he put it down. The bar was moving real smooth until that point. He came off the platform and said he felt a sharp pain in his groin. He did the right thing.

Overall he went 6/9. 402/336/550.

My other friend Clay had a fight on Saturday night too. I didn’t go because I passed out after Normans meet. I was told it was bloody . . .

He won, but not before he and his opponent traded elbows with each others noses.

This is a buddy of mine named Clay. He had a contract in the UFC for a while. I started training with him twice a week. It is a refresher to learn some new type of skill. I suggest to anyone (as if someone gives a shit) to try something new. It feels good to utilize training for other types of work.